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LIST OF THE BIRDS OF LOUISIANA. PART VI. 



BY H. H. KOPMAN. 



The following list is a continuation of a list of the birds of 

 Louisiana published in ' The Auk ' by the present writer and Messrs. 

 Andrew Allison and Geo. E. Beyer in 1906-08. 1 The work of 

 publishing this list was suspended with the appearance of the fifth 

 instalment, which embraced the Pici. Owing to changes in the 

 plans of the several authors of the original list, further co-operation 

 became impractical. The present writer has for some time in- 

 tended to complete the list, however, and has been prevented by 

 other work from doing so earlier. He is glad to present now what 

 he believes are the most important data on the species listed. The 

 bulk of this material is obtained from his own notes and those of 

 Mr. Andrew Allison, to whom, as well as to Prof. Beyer, credit is 

 given in important specific instances demanding it. The migra- 

 tion records from Ariel, Miss., and Lobdell, La., and most of those 

 from Bay St. Louis and Ellis ville, Miss., were established by Mr. 

 Allison, who is now living in China. 



186. Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) . Common sum- 

 mer visitor in the higher parts of the State, especially where there are pines. 

 Very rare in the fertile alluvial section of the southeast, and apparently 

 occurring only as a migrant. Personally I have recorded it there only two 

 or three times in over twenty years of observing. In the sections where it 

 is common it arrives about April 10, usually appearing simultaneously with 

 the Nighthawk. Earliest arrival: Covington, La., Apr. 7, 1901. Calls 

 very little after the middle of July, and is little in evidence after Sept. 1. 

 The latest date for departure is a Mississippi record made by Mr. Andrew 

 Allison: Bay St. Louis, Sept. 25, 1899. 



187. Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus vociferus). A transient 

 only. Rare in the fertile alluvial sections. Fairly common in the higher 

 parts of the State. Usually commonest the latter part of September and 

 early part of October. Data on its movements are limited, and comprised 

 chiefly Mississippi records. Seen by Mr. Andrew Allison at Bay St. Louis, 

 Miss., on Sept. 13, 1899, Oct. 21, 1902, and Apr. 1, 1902. Probably re- 

 mains in the fall until the early part of November, or may winter rarely. 



188. Nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus virginianus) . Common tran- 

 sient visitor in most parts of the State. Its occurrence as a breeder in the 



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